[b]ooc:[/b] we'll move a bit faster now if most post. 
[b]Time:[/b] late afternoon near dusk
[b]Weather:[/b] Cold but not freezing
[b]Mentions: [/b] [@Tellussoil][@CorvianMERCDB][@Karcen][@Lulidew]
[b]music: [/b] 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4zh8RwhjZ0&list=RDk4zh8RwhjZ0&start_radio=1
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Lorien’s dark slash tore through the advancing dead, several caught in its path collapsing as shadow ripped apart what little bound them together, bodies breaking and dropping before they could reach the firbolg line and briefly easing the pressure on the guides struggling to hold formation. At the same time, Xune’s magic took hold as blue soulflame shields manifested around the party and her skeletal minions alike, wailing skulls circling as claws and rusted weapons struck only to meet burning resistance instead of flesh. Ryker’s cleaving strike landed, splitting one of the undead through its weakened joints and sending it down in pieces that failed to rise again.

Mantis found no directing intelligence among the attackers, no summoner or commander guiding them, only corpses driven outward by the pyramid, but her target still fell as two of its legs were severed, leaving it thrashing and crawling but of little threat while her eyes swept the battlefield for something worth hunting. The firbolgs fought with grim urgency, shields locking while spears punched through skulls and axes shattered limbs. Others hauling the wounded clear as they worked to keep the undead from overrunning them, more staggered down from the edges of the crater to replace them.

The conduits across the pyramid flared brighter as more undead were cut down, yet those still standing continued to press the firbolg line while cold mist poured from the open entrance and pale shapes drifted outward to replace the fallen. Bound spirits slid across the battlefield and through the defenders, and where one passed through a firbolg his cry died in his throat as color and strength drained from him in an instant, flesh shriveling. He collapsed as a dry husk, and moments later necromantic force surged again as the pyramid seized the emptied body, animating it. The former ally dragged itself upright to stagger forward and join the remaining undead to continue the attack.


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[img]https://i.imgur.com/RYpv0nP.png[/img]
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